Monday, 15 February 2016

Iranian General warns Saudi Arabia

Iranian
General issues direct warning to Saudi Arabia over military
escalation in Syria

The
Deputy Chief of Staff for the Iranian Army issued a direct warning to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after the latter deployed several aerial
assets to Turkey on Saturday.

Speaking
to Al-Alam TV on Sunday, Brigadier General Massoud Al-Jazayeri stated
“we will not let the situation in Syria be dictated by opposing
countries. We will take the necessary actions in due time.”

This
was General Jazayeri’s response to a question regarding Iran’s
plan to deploy more military advisers to Syria if the Saudi Army
enters the country.

The
Saudi regime confirmed on Saturday that they had deployed several
warplanes to the Incirlik Military Airport in southern Turkey in
order to “intensify” their operations against the so-called
“Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham” (ISIS).

General
Jazayeri added that “the terrorists fighting in Syria today are the
same forces used by Saudi Arabia and Americans in the region.”

From
“what country, except Turkey, do the terrorists commute to Syria?
Which countries, if not the reactionary Arab countries, support
them?” he asked.

“Today,
with the victories of the Syrian army and the popular forces, they
want to send troops to Syria, but it is a bluff and a psychological
war,” Jazayeri added.

“Saudi
Arabia has used everything at its disposal in the Syrian front and so
far they have failed not only in Syria but also in Yemen.”